Mariano Agudo

Amid the impressive biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon, the indigenous communities of Madre de Dios are threatened daily by illegal gold and timber extraction. It is a fight to the death to preserve their identity and the memory of the Wändari, their territory.

The bones have been collected. Now, they must be identified. Filmmakers Daniel Lagares and Mariano Agudo follow three people as they struggle with the legacy of the civil war that ravaged Peru for 20 years. In 1980, the Shining Path movement launched an armed struggle aimed at overthrowing the Peruvian government and instituting a Communist regime. By the time the civil war ended, 70,000 Peruvians had been killed. Government and guerrilla forces were both guilty of horrendous human rights abuses. Powerful, emotional, and beautifully filmed, The Search captures the ongoing trauma of war even decades later for participants, bystanders, and children. The Shining Path uprising polarized Peru, but "The Search" does not lay blame. It is a film about truth, reconciliation and the quest for peace and closure.

Father Lucho has just finished celebrating Mass in his humble parish in the city of Juliaca, Puno. Before the attendees leave, we see an Andean woman singing a cappella. The lyrics of her song speak of the victims of January 9, 2023, following a popular uprising led by Indigenous communities.

In the summer of 2022, the hottest in a century, Endesa cut off power to working-class neighborhoods in Seville, accusing residents of stealing electricity to hide its lack of investment. Tired of the heat and power cuts, residents organized collective actions against Endesa and the institutions, creating a social movement for the right to electricity.